"The Owl"
Type:Painting
Year:1947
Size:20.00" x 16.50"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
Exhibited: Reed College "16 by Price." A full page color front piece in the CS Price Memorial catalog.
Clayton Sumner Price ART FOR SALE
1874 Bedford, Iowa - 1950 Portland, Oregon. Known for: Modern figure, landscape, non ob.
A leading-edge modernist painter on the West Coast during the last 30 years of his life, Clayton Price was a homesteader and cowhand of the American West during the first 30 years. He was born in... Read full biography
A leading-edge modernist painter on the West Coast during the last 30 years of his life, Clayton Price was a homesteader and cowhand of the American West during the first 30 years. He was born in Bedford, Iowa, to a farm family of twelve children. The family moved to Wyoming and then to Canada,... Read full biography
A leading-edge modernist painter on the West Coast during the last 30 years of his life, Clayton Price was a homesteader and cowhand of the American West during the first 30 years. He was born in Bedford, Iowa, to a farm family of twelve children. The family moved to Wyoming and then to Canada, always looking for better land. He became an accomplished carpenter and expert horseman, and at age 21, staked his own homesteading claim in Wyoming where he built his own cabin. But not wanting to be... Read full biography
A leading-edge modernist painter on the West Coast during the last 30 years of his life, Clayton Price was a homesteader and cowhand of the American West during the first 30 years. He was born in Bedford, Iowa, to a farm family of twelve children. The family moved to Wyoming and then to Canada, always looking for better land. He became an accomplished carpenter and expert horseman, and at age 21, staked his own homesteading claim in Wyoming where he built his own cabin. But not wanting to be tied down, he gave the claim to his family and became a roving cowhand. Encouraged by his mother, he also sketched, especially animals. In 1905, at age 32, he went to St. Louis and enrolled at the St. Louis School of the Fine Arts, his only formal... Read full biography
A leading-edge modernist painter on the West Coast during the last 30 years of his life, Clayton Price was a homesteader and cowhand of the American West during the first 30 years. He was born in Bedford, Iowa, to a farm family of twelve children. The family moved to Wyoming and then to Canada, always looking for better land. He became an accomplished carpenter and expert horseman, and at age 21, staked his own homesteading claim in Wyoming where he built his own cabin. But not wanting to be tied down, he gave the claim to his family and became a roving cowhand. Encouraged by his mother, he also sketched, especially animals. In 1905, at age 32, he went to St. Louis and enrolled at the St. Louis School of the Fine Arts, his only formal training. He found it frustrating because of the emphasis on conveying realistic images, but the technical information was valuable. He met... Read full biography
Clayton Sumner Price - Art for Sale (4 available)
Untitled, Cattle in Alberta Pasture
Type:Painting
Year:c1914
Size:7.00" x 9.50"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Left
Notes:
The original owner of this painting was Price's homesteading neighbor in Alberta. Illustrated in recently published "C. S. Price: A Portrait," page 63.
Color Experiment
Type:Painting
Year:1941
Size:11.75" x 16.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
A highly abstract cityscape of downtown Portland. Illustrated in the recently published and definitive monograph on the artist, "C. S. Price: A Portrait" on page 195.
Cowboy Returning Indian Fire on the Run
Type:Painting
Year:c 1908-11
Size:7.00" x 9.00"
Medium:Watercolor
Signed:Lower Left
Notes:
Wonderful, early Western action watercolor. Original Calgary framer's label.